Opinion
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Michigan Lawmaker to Offer CON Reforms
Opinion -health-care-news, News -After successfully blocking the state’s Certificate of Need (CON) Commission from restricting access to a cutting-edge cancer treatment, Michigan lawmakers will soon consider further CON reforms. -
Scandinavian Socialism is Less Real than Santa Claus
Opinion -If you believe that a large man in a red suit can fly around the world on a sleigh guided by reindeer and deliver presents to billions of homes on Christmas Eve, then you should also believe in Scandinavian socialism. -
New York City Spends Big to Send Homeless Out of Town
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The city’s Special One-Time Assistance program provides eligible homeless families a onetime cash transfer intended to pay for a year of rent in the city or elsewhere in the United States. -
Oregon Counties Win Billion-Dollar Forest Battle Against the State
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A jury in Linn County, Oregon, found the state government had breached its contract with 13 counties and dozens of local taxing districts by failing to generate sufficient revenue through logging on state forests. -
Alaska’s Supreme Court Considers Youth Climate Lawsuit
Opinion -environment-climate-news -For the second time in less than decade, the Alaska Supreme Court will decide on the merits of a civil lawsuit filed by Oregon-based Our Children’s Trust on behalf of 16 Alaskan youths. -
Wind Speed Limits: Another Reason for Electricity Shutdowns in California
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Excess wind speeds shutting down wind turbines may be partially responsible for Pacific Gas & Electric shutting down power throughout its territory in 2019. -
Colorado Voters Reject State’s Plan to Spend Their Tax Refunds
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Prop. CC would have amended Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) -
Boston Plans to Go ‘Carbon Neutral’ by 2050
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh (D) unveiled the “City of Boston Climate Action Plan 2019 Update” intended to force citywide “carbon [dioxide] neutrality” by 2050. -
CMS Cracks Down on States’ Abuse of Supplemental Medicaid Payments
Opinion -News -The Trump administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule on supplemental Medicaid payments to states, to improve monitoring and enforcement of Medicaid spending. -
Climate Prediction Swings and Misses: A Decade of Alarmist Strike Outs, 2010-2019
Opinion -Editorial -What follows are climate predictions forecast to come true during the 2010s - one for each year. A few timely missed predictions for 2020 are also added as a bonus feature. WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST. -
Climate Grinches Are Trying to Steal Christmas
Opinion -Editorial, Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #345 -
Vaping-Related Illnesses Attributed to Black-Market THC
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Legal, regulated vaping products aren't the problem -
Politics and the ‘Climate Emergency’
Opinion -Editorial -Democratic Presidential candidates are in a bidding war over how many trillions they would spend to “fight climate change.” Would it be enough, soon enough, to save the planet? -
The Deep State Will Challenge the New FDA Head
Opinion -Editorial -Now that the Trump Administration's new FDA commissioner, Dr. Stephen Hahn, has been confirmed, he'll find he has one of the most difficult and important jobs in government. -
Michigan Medicaid Work Rules Stalled by Lawsuit
Opinion -News -Michigan’s Medicaid work rules, set to begin in January 2020, are under attack as four enrollees filed a class-action lawsuit claiming the requirement violates the intent of the federal Medicaid Act of 1965, among other charges. -
Michigan Governor Calls for Delay of Medicaid Work Requirements
Opinion -health-care-news, News -Saying it is the “most reasonable thing to do,” Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called for a delay of the state’s Medicaid work requirements, which are set to go into effect on New Year’s Day. -
AMA Calls for Health Economics Classes in Medical Schools
Opinion -health-care-news, News -In addition to promoting classes on climate change, the American Medical Association (AMA) now wants medical school curricula to include classes on “health economics.” -
New York Court Dismisses Climate Lawsuit Against ExxonMobil
Opinion -environment-climate-news -New York state Supreme Court Justice Barry Ostrager dismissed a lawsuit brought by state Attorney General (AG) Letitia James against ExxonMobil. -
Tremendous Consumer Savings from Fracking Detailed in New Reports
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Recent reports show lower energy prices due to fracking have saved businesses, consumers, and homeowners more than $1 trillion over the past decade. -
Climate Reality Forum Confronts U.N.’s COP25 Meeting with Science
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Heartland Institute hosted a Climate Reality Forum in Madrid, with speakers from Canada, Chile, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. -
Governor Newsom Doubling Down to Dismantle the California Economy
Opinion -Editorial -Governor Newsom just doubled down to increase inflation with actions to further reduce oil production and putting more electrical loads on a state that cannot generate enough electricity to meet its own needs. -
Politicized Veganism
Opinion -Editorial -Do we really have to tolerate local, state, national or UN officials telling us what we may eat? -
South Carolina Physicians Call for Market-Based Reforms
Opinion -News -The South Carolina Medical Association (SCMA) has approved resolutions to support three reforms that would expand the quantity and quality of health care in their state. -
Ohio Considers ‘Social Impact Bonds’ for Public Health Challenges
Opinion -health-care-news, News -Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague is proposing to turn to the private sector and local governments to help deal with two of the state’s most troubling health care challenges: infant mortality and opioid drug addiction.
